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Nearest Communities to Payson,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Payson, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Payson:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Payson is located in Utah County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Utah County: Carbon, Duchesne, Juab, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Tooele & Wasatch.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 117 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Payson. Of these communities, 32 are located in counties other than Utah County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Payson (which is Utah County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Payson

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Utah County   (where Payson resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.utahcounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Utah:   Provo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Payson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Payson.
      • Spring Lake
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Salem
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lewis
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Lewis is also located in Utah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
      • West Mountain
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • West Mountain is also located in Utah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mountain
      • Elk Ridge
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Elk Ridge is also located in Utah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,427 people
      • Woodland Hills
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Woodland Hills is also located in Utah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
      • Benjamin Station
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Benjamin
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Leland
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Leland is also located in Utah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Keigley
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Keigley is also located in Utah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keigley
      • Santaquin
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Shore
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Lake Shore is also located in Utah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
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        • Townsend
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
          • Townsend is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
        • Spanish Fork
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Genola
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Genola is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
        • Palmyra
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Gomex
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Gomex is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomex
        • Moark Junction
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Moark Junction is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark Junction
        • Sutro
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Sutro is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
        • Covered Bridge Canyon
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Castilla
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Castilla is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castilla
        • Mapleton
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Springville
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Goshen
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Goshen ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Goshen was located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
          • Former names for Goshen:
          • Lower Goshen
          • Mechanicsville
          • Sandtown
          • Sodom
          • Goshen has also been known as:
          • Old Goshen
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Goshen
          • From Payson to Goshen
        • Lant
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Lant is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lant
        • Thistle ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Ironton ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Ironton was located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
        • Birdseye
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Mosida ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Pines
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Pines is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines
        • Elberta
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Provo
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Hillside ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Hillside was located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
        • Lakeview
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Pleasant View
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Pleasant View is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
        • Patrick Place
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Patrick Place is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Place
        • Rio
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Rio is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
        • Curtis
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Curtis is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
        • Geneva ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Edgemont
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Edgemont is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
        • Orem
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Snow
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Snow is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
        • Pelican Point ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Bunker
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Orem Station
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Orem Station is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orem Station
        • Vineyard
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Vineyard is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,570 people
        • Dividend ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Homansville ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Caryhurst
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Caryhurst is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryhurst
        • Olmstead
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Three Forks
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Three Forks is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
        • Christmas City
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Christmas City is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas City
        • Hardy
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Hardy is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
        • Lindon
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Lindon is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindon
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,462 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindon <3>
        • Springdell
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Springdell is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
        • Wicks
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Wicks is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicks
        • Canyon Glen
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Canyon Glen is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Glen
        • Nunns
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Nunns is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunns
        • Wing
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Wing is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
        • Mill Fork ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Pleasant Grove
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Saratoga Springs
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • American Fork
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Vivian Park
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Eagle Mountain
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Saratoga Resort
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Saratoga Resort is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Resort
        • Wildwood
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Wildwood is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
        • Camp Floyd ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Fairfield
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Sundance
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • West Portal
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • West Portal is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
        • Aspen Grove
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Cedar Hills
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Lehi
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Lehi is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <3>
        • Clinton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Clinton is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
        • Highland
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Cedar Fort
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Sky View
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Sky View is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky View
        • Alpine
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Mutual Dell
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Tucker ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Manning ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Gilluly
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Gilluly is also located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilluly
        • Deer Creek ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Juab County
  • Salt Lake County
  • Sanpete County
    • County Website:   https://www.sanpetecountyutah.gov/
    • County Seat for Sanpete:   Manti
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Payson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Payson.
      • Indianola
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Indianola is located in Sanpete County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
      • Hill Top
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Hill Top is located in Sanpete County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
      • Fountain Green
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Milburn
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Milburn is located in Sanpete County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
      • Oak Creek
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Oak Creek is located in Sanpete County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
  • Tooele County
  • Wasatch County
  • Weber County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Payson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.